Watch out for Mamma Mockingbird (Baldwin Register Sound Off)

About the lady having the problem with the female mockingbird: Usually when these things happen there’s a nest nearby that they are protecting. I experienced that back in the¤’40s walking by one’s nest. They don’t want you to get close to their nest so she will take a dive at you trying to get away. In fact, my sister got so close one day that she actually tangled up in her hair trying to get away. Just thought I’d pass it on. Undoubtedly the nest is closer than they think.

Costs up, pension stays low

I’m reading Thursday’s paper where it says the cost of living rose more than was forecast on everything from autos to hotel rooms. If everything costs more, how come people on Social Security and disability can’t get a cost-of-living increase? This is ludicrous. We’re all starving to death.

Confused by politics

The County Commission continues to amaze me. They come in to this term with the theme of conservative cost-cutting government. They ran off department heads and claimed victory. Now I see they’re going to consolidate the building department in Robertsdale, but they continue to build onto the Taj Mahal courthouse in Fairhope and the one in Foley. They buy unappraised swampland in south Baldwin. If this is conservatism, God help us all.

Everyone has varying views

Just about everything in Friday’s Sound Off was ridiculous. There was some guy who wants people to have to pay heavy fees for parking, but the real reason is because they stayed in somebody’s condo for free. There’s some guy who doesn’t think the government ought to try to balance money at all. He thinks it’s there to give things away to citizens. Then we have someone else wanting us to be sure we build our own school system because somehow it’s important to spend some more money. They all seem so ridiculous. What’s wrong?

Values up, no new schools

Isn’t that amazing? A front-page story in Metro on Thursday says Fairhope has the highest property values of any city in the whole state of Alabama. And just imagine, they did that without a private school system. What do you think of that?

Reduce crime with patrols

Wow. What a surprise that crime is up in Baldwin County, especially vehicles being broken into and thefts and burglaries. I’ve said it once, I’ll say it again and a thousand more times, if this county had a traffic enforcement division, these things wouldn’t happen. It would make people obey the rules of the road, plus they are the eyes and ears. They’re on every highway patrolling. It’s called proactive policing, something this county just cannot figure out. I don’t know why they choose to be reactive. It hurts all the citizens and the taxpayers. Maybe someday they’ll figure it out.

Get smoke away from doors

I went to a retail store and as I opened the first set of doors, I smelled the last drag from a smoker. Stores should put smoking trays on the outside of their stores, not on the inside. The rule is 20 feet from the door to smoke, not on the inside. I shop at this store a lot. They should enforce the rules.

Tourists park as they please

So Tony Kennon thinks towing companies are gouging? I wonder if he would expect to be paid overtime if called out after hours? Meanwhile, tourists will park where they please. I’ve had people park in my driveway and block me in. They lock their doors and walk away. No one will agree to tow them because I’m not a business or condo. Seems like the tourists think they are king. And Tony doesn’t want them mad at him. Aww. ... Get over it, Tony.

Debts outlive technology

Is it sound planning for the Board of Education to borrow money for technology upgrades that will change long before the debt is repaid in 18 or so years? Technology is great but it changes so rapidly they will have the debt long after the technology needs to be replaced.